tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post5097090667013707816..comments2024-03-26T03:31:06.199-04:00Comments on Ask a Korean!: So, How about Them Crazy Neighbors on the North?T.K. (Ask a Korean!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-72673733177531419662008-07-29T04:34:00.000-04:002008-07-29T04:34:00.000-04:00Thought I'd add this link to the general discussio...Thought I'd add this link to the general discussion, even though the general discussion is old.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.chosunjournal.com/fluttering.html" REL="nofollow">The Flight of the Fluttering Swallows</A>Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01381124424177976280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-66154068504891210072008-04-22T12:42:00.000-04:002008-04-22T12:42:00.000-04:00How do South Koreans live w/the threat? It's been...How do South Koreans live w/the threat? It's been such a long time (since 1954)and nothing big has happened that they just live with it. At any given moment a huge 10.0 earthquake can level Los Angeles. But people just go on with their lives after a while, right? There are huge volcanos that can erupt in Italy and bury certain Italian towns, but they just move on and live life normally, right?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-14195312875978780442008-03-29T17:42:00.000-04:002008-03-29T17:42:00.000-04:00Hi Korean,I just want to point out that my father ...Hi Korean,<BR/><BR/>I just want to point out that my father is an exception to your rule. He was a young boy during the war and saw first hand some of the brutality and horror. However, he is actively working for reconciliation, primarily by establishing a peace hospital in the DMZ.tknhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18428636085182583970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-60380903689018243372008-03-21T07:52:00.000-04:002008-03-21T07:52:00.000-04:00Holy geez, I forgot I even sent this in. Thanks f...Holy geez, I forgot I even sent this in. Thanks for the long and fascinating answer.Ezrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10576091174894838044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-10290116115868384382008-03-18T19:05:00.000-04:002008-03-18T19:05:00.000-04:00Sorry, can't really point you to a single book. Wh...Sorry, can't really point you to a single book. What the Korean knows comes from years of reading newspapers and magazines. Email the Korean for some perspective on your thesis if you'd like.The Koreanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04328000772620833495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-30485299053607139032008-03-18T16:02:00.000-04:002008-03-18T16:02:00.000-04:00This was an interesting entry for me because I am ...This was an interesting entry for me because I am doing my master's thesis on Korean unification and the impact that the new President Lee Myung-bak will have on the future of North-South relations.<BR/><BR/>If you don't mind me asking, where did you get your sources and information to write this entry? From previous research, I know that a lot of what was written seems to be true, however, I am wondering what you used as a foundation for the entry.<BR/><BR/>Any books or authors come to mind?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-48516690512823274772008-03-18T10:38:00.000-04:002008-03-18T10:38:00.000-04:00Thanks! That story perfectly conveyed what the pos...Thanks! That story perfectly conveyed what the post was trying to convey. Seems like what the Korean has been fearing is already beginning to happen. Given the way every country in the world shits on immigrants one way or the other, the Korean is not terribly surprised.The Koreanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04328000772620833495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-27314416983742505302008-03-18T00:21:00.000-04:002008-03-18T00:21:00.000-04:00I've been listening to this radio story, and it ap...I've been listening to this <A HREF="http://www.theworld.org/?q=node/16271" REL="nofollow">radio story</A>, and it appears that third group is not only indifferent to North Korea as a country but oddly resentful of the people that escape it. They seem to view the North Korean refugees as not only not at all Korean, but almost as subhuman. I know part of the attitude comes from the Korean way of treating people that have no family, school, or work connection to them, but I was still shocked that they'd shit on people that went through so much just to get to South Korea.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02147242353650746675noreply@blogger.com